Debut collection by current poet laureate Ayomide Bayowa offers fresh voices and perspectives
Diasporic sensibility blends African and American linguistic influences for unique poetic expression
Poems interrogate belonging, race, identity, and the impact of systemic debt
Textured, lyrical writing resonates with immigrants and diaspora communities
Award-winning author with a background in theatre and creative writing
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Gills is the debut collection of Ayomide Bayowa, the current Poet Laureate of Mississauga and a rising star in Canadian poetry. Born in Lagos, Bayowa found his path to poetry at the University of Ibadan, Oyo. He brings a diasporic sensibility to his writing, which is an intricate meshing of narrative voices, dramatic tellings and hip hop
